On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:47:10 +0200, Alessio Palma wrote:
> I want to compile the world largest database of
> hardware surplus.
Great idea! :)
While the job could be handled manually, if the database
really grown to be "the world largest", (IMHO) sooner or
later it will become like Yahoo: High quality, but also
very hard to enter/update.
> There are 2 important reason to join this operation:
> Electronic Pollution decreasing.
> Save the planet.
Another (better) reasons:
[Geeks] Easy way to find hard-to-find older 'puter
spare parts (yup, you've already mentioned this ;) --
or even better: finding collectibles like an original
PDP-11 in working order :-)
[Social] Providing cheap (or even almost free) hardware
to either individuals or organizations who can't afford
to buy the new one.
[Commercial] A classic reason: Moving something from
where it is in oversupply to another location where
it is not. Might require a solid international org
to achieve this, though (usually only viable in bulk
quantity). Otherwise, the database will only usable
locally (divided by countries), not internationally.
--Eko
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